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Chapter One

It is July 6th, 2006. I am sitting in my room, and I really don't know what is going on. My parents are in the kitchen, and I have to stay in here, door shut. I can make out the sound of my mother's soft voice and my father's raspy whispers. I heard footsteps coming closer and closer... My door opens and my mom comes in. She hands me my Hello Kitty duffel bag.

"Sweetie, we are going on a trip. Pack your bag with anything you want to bring." She said, redfaced. I nodded as she slowly shut the door. Why didn't she tell me where we are going? Why didn't she seem happy? Why are we leaving all of a sudden?

An hour later my mom yelled for me to get downstairs so we could leave. My dad opened the trunk and put my duffel bag in.

"Where's your luggage, daddy?" I asked sweetly.

"I must've left it in the house. Nice catch, sweetie." He said without facing me. He walked back into the house and went upstairs. My mom was still in the car. I opened the car door and climbed into my booster seat.

"Mommy, where are we going?" I asked excitedly. She didn't answer.

"Mommy, did you hear me?" I said, nervously this time.

"Oh, right, i-i-it's a surprise." She hesitated. My dad came back outside and put his suitcase in the trunk. He got into the car and we began to drive away from the house. I had a strange feeling that tonight would be the last time I'd ever be at home.

Chapter Two

The car pulled up to a building. It was far away from home, and it didn't seem very clean. There were cracks in the walls and ceilings, and it was very quiet. We walked into the strange building. My parents brought me to a room with a few toys and went to talk to a lady at the desk. After what I think was about half an hour, they took me to a different room that was down the hallway. It was dusty, and it looked like nobody had been in their for a while.

"Mommy, what is this place?" I asked nervously.

"This is your bedroom for now. Daddy and I need to go somewhere for a while, but we should see you soon." My mom said.

"Don't worry, sweetie. We'll be back." He kissed my forehead. "Be a good girl until we come back." I nodded.

"Get some sleep, okay?" My mom said.

"Okay. I'll see you later, alligator!" I giggled. The walked out of the room and shut the door. Soon after, I fell asleep in the musty bed. And after that, I waited. They said they'd be back. But it was two years later, now. Now was when I realized that they weren't coming back.